Iron holder for attachment to ironing boards



Dec. 13, 1949 JQE. MALLEITT 2,491,123

IRON HOLDER FOR ATTACHMENT TO IRQNING BOARDS 'Filed July 19. 1948 ,5 F Jam 5. Mal/eff- \7 l9 W MQ /5 la 16 I8 INVENTOR.

Patented Dec. 13, 1949 2,491,1 23 TIRQN HOLDER FOR ATTAGHMENZlZ-IO IRONING BQARDS ,1 ohn, E, Mallett ly l n i,

Application uly 19,

1s4sys ria notsasos seesaee -ease I he presentinvention relatesto supporting; and h l i means for fle lirense an esne el r ele trically heated sadirons and. has more particular l i ren I -r e ee ic j a ee he t r o a raclg and which is clamped or otherwise mounted o vonwthe r ear leg-supported, end of v a port able or 3 uifvale'nt ironing, board whereby when the iron isnot in use itmay be quickly shiftedto. aconive t -t r eafve e ert pe tie LAs theintroductory statement of the invention in' plies, I am. conversantwith the, general state ,of the art' to which theipresent invention relates Qand realizes that there are various forms, and estylesifof sadironi supporting andholding racks. It follows, ithereforegfth'at the. principal object -of the present invention is to structurally gfunctionally and otherwise irnprove. upon racks, of the form stated and to provide a by novel -rack which is possessed, by contrast lwithrpripr areid evices, of appreciable V refinements andimproveinents.

One object of the.invent ion is eto provide a saf'dir'on supporting and holding ra ck whi ch l ends itself to ready and practical manufacture, from inetal or equivalent stock, which isopen worhjor ifreeventilation of'the iron. and which while it may be constructed ".from p erforated sheet a- ;terial, is preferably and'more satisiactori ly eonls'truct'ed from. wire of v proper gauge and strength.

outstanding object of the. inventioniiseto '1 provide an open work. sadiron, accommodating and} holding rackfijvh'ich is attachable to one ,:end of the ironing board in a manner toproject beyo'nd said end, the construction.beingesuch that therack is yieldably resilie'ntso that whenjthe iii/"eight of thejiron' is brought tobear therepn, said .rack tilts or slants 're'arwardly anddownjwardl'y in a mann'erto adequately ho-ldtheffsadiron clear of direct contact with the usual COV inig material on the ironing board.

' Another feature of the invention has to. do with smack of. the. stated type. which .is characterized by. an upstanding retainer, said retainer being designed to. partly. embrace the usual heel on .the. sadiron, whereby to virtuallyflock the .sadiron on the rack and toeltherebynmininiize the likelihood of "improper racking of the iron. and accidental displacement once it is sfittedhon the rack. ...l

'Another feature has to do with the aforementioned objective wherein the retainer insures proper racking ofthe iron and also facilitates springing'the rack toth'e statedfinclinledfposition in an obvious manner.

A further object of the invention is to provide a readily attachable and detachable sadiron rack having the stated features and advantages and further advantageous in thatit doesnotire- ,quirethe use ofdscrews, bolts. on other type..special fasteners for purposes of attaching and ieenrlp i i usbr iv In 'the' drawing, w viewe dse eee n. views:

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These bends are primarily springs and provide the desired resilient and elastic properties desired. Links I! are attached to and embrace the bends to prevent the same from spreading and permitting the rack to become. too flexible. The stated rear end portions 1 5 of the arms are slightly curvate and are somewhat diagonal to the corner portions of the board which they overlie. The intermediate portions [8 of the arms are directed downwardly and forwardly and lie alongside of the edge portion of the ironing board, as shown in the drawing. The forward ends of said intermediate portions are then laterally bent inwardly and toward each other as at If! to provide what may be referred to as attaching hooks. The hooks underlie the ironing board and rest against and satisfactorily contact the forward faces of the legs I. It'will'be seen therefore that by simply spreading the arms apart, the hooks may be' slipped beneath the board and connected to the legs whereby to properly apply the arms,

to attach same to the ironing board and to position the rack in the wanted position, that is projecting rearwardly beyond the rear end of the ironing board; In actual use, the rack is of sufficient area to accommodate the present day sadirons. Moreover, since most common types of irons are provided with projecting heel portions, the retainer I2 will serve to embrace the heel portion and thus facilitate proper heating and retention of the sadiron.

The resiliency of the wireis such that the attaching arms may be readily spread apart for convenient attachment purposes. When the arms are released they automatically spring together and are self retained to satisfactorily hold the rack on the ironing board. Rack portion in is substantially rigid as a unit but is connected with the resilient arms by way of the U -shaped springs or bends l6. Thus, the bends serve not only as stops to coact with the hooks insatisfactorily applying and retaining the arms but function to give added yieldable and resilient properties to the rack. It follows that when the rack is not in use it is in a substantially horizontal plane approximately even with the top of the board.

Then, when the sadiron is not in use it is simply slid rearwardly and glides or rides over the arm bends or rear end portions l5 and these serve to track and guide the iron onto the rack. When the iron is situated as shown in Figure 3 with the heel l3 in the loop retainer [2, the weight :of theiron puts the rack under tension and hence the rack inclines rearwardly and downwardlyi Thus, the iron is lodged in the retainer i2 and by being in this inclined state is not likely to be accidentally knocked off or otherwise displaced. However, 1

it is in readiness to be readily picked up and brought back into use in an obvious manner. I It is further clear that the rack thus tilted holds the iron clear of the ironing board and overcomes the likelihood of burning the covering of the ironing board or garment in position on the ironing board.

A careful consideration of the foregoing description in conjunction with the invention as illustrated in the drawings will enable the reader to obtain a clear understanding and impression of the alleged features of merit and novelty sufficient to clarify the construction of the invention as hereinafter claimed.

Minor changes in shape, size, materials and rearrangement of parts may be resorted to in actual practice so long as no departure is made from the invention as claimed.

Having described the invention, what'is claimed as new is:

1. An attachment for a conventional-type ironing board having depending supporting legs comprising a sadiron holding rack, said rack having outstanding attaching limbs with laterally bent free end portions, the latter being releasably con- Inectible with said legs.

2. .An attachment for a conventional-type ironing board having depending supporting legs comprising a sadiron holding rack, said rack having outstanding attaching limbs with laterally bent free end portions, thelatter being releasably con- "nected with said legs, portions of said limbs lying atop said ironing board and serving to track and guide the sadiron from the board onto said rack. 3. An attachment for a conventional-type iron- 'ing board having vertical supporting legs comprising a sadiron supporting and holding rack, said rack having forwardly extending arms, the forward free terminals of said arms having inturned hooks underlying the board and releasably connected with said legs, the intermediate portions of said arms lying alongside of the adjacent edge portions of the board and the rear end portions of the arms resting upon the top of the board.

4. An ironing board sadiron holding attachment of the class described comprising a substantially flat rectangular openwork frame constituting a rack, the latter being of a width considerably less than the width of said board, and forwardly projecting arms carried by said frame,

said arms being adapted to releasably mount the "frame on the rear end portion of a leg-supported ironing board, the free terminal end portions of said arms being laterally bent to provide leg engaging hooks, the intermediate portion of said arms being substantially straight from end to ehd and parallel with each other and the rear end portions being disposed in rearwardly diverging relation whereby to permit said rear end portions torest atop the board, the forward ends to engage beneath the board and the intermediate portions to reside alongside the edges of the board.

5. An attachment for an ironing board comprising a substantially flat rectangular wire frame of general U-shaped form including opposed limbs wires connecting said limbs, the bight portion of said frame being laterally bent to provide a retaining loop 'for the heel portion of an iron, and means for attaching the frame to an ironing board, said means embodying hookequipped at" taching arms connectable with portions of the ironing board, said arms being connected with the limbs of said frame by U-bends, said U-bends being reinforced by stabilizing links and being lateral to the plane of the frame to function as stop members.

JOHN E. MALLETT.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file of this patent: 1

UNITED STATES PA'l'ENTS Number Name Date 1,203,310 Conant Oct. 31, 1916 1,489,925

Burner Apr. 8, 2-1 

